The main reason that I'm planning on using cat litter is because I used it
in two other aquariums and it worked very well. It's also very cheap, and I
don't have a lot of money to spend after buying the aquarium, the lights,
the filter, etc.

Dan Quackenbush is the one who came up with the idea, may he rest in peace,
and published an article in an aquarium magazine several years ago, and it's
become quite popular since then. I wish I could tell you benefits in terms
of chemistry (as he did initially), but my knowledge of chemistry is pretty
meager. It has something to do with the cation exchange capacity and
creating an anaerobic environment where iron will change into a form which
plants can use.

Also, I set up both of these aquariums at least four years ago and have not
had to add any more fertilizer since the initial setup, when I added
Osmocote to the kitty litter

By the way, I meant "46 gallon bowfront," not "long."

"Mel" wrote in message
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Why use cat litter?


"K Byers" wrote in message
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I'm setting up a new (to me) 100 gallon aquarium and planning on using
cat litter as I have with my 45 high and 46 gallon long aquarium. I plan
on putting 2 inches of sand on top of the cat litter.

Would clown loaches dig up the plants in such a tank?